Solent Music Festival
Analysis
Solent Music Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08218130). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Solent Music Festival reported income of £62k and spending of £61k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £48k to £62k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Solent Music Festival sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lutley Community Association (£62k), Cymdeithas Ddrama Llangefni (£63k) and Theatre Nation (£62k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Solent Music Festival presents an annual international classical music festival at St Thomas Church in Lymington. It also organises local musical projects involving the community.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lutley Community Association | West Midlands | £62k |
| Cymdeithas Ddrama Llangefni | Ynys Mon | £63k |
| Theatre Nation | Hastings | £62k |
| Dilys Guite Players Limited | Sheffield | £63k |